Over the past four days, hockey writers from across SB Nation have been participating in a mock draft. Today is the fourth day of the event, and as you can see, things are well underway. Here’s what’s happened so far. 1. New York Islanders (Lighthouse Hockey) – John Tavares, London (OHL)2. Tampa Bay Lightning (Raw…
You think there were no negative aspects of the Flyers‘ domination of the Detroit Red Wings this fine Saturday morning? Tell that to all of the fans who tossed a hat on the ice to celebrate Brayden Schenn’s hat trick that wasn’t! Reversed hat trick aside, it’s tough for Flyers fans to complain about much…
An interesting tweet popped up on my timeline on Tuesday afternoon: Recent form. pic.twitter.com/7O2p1t8fkT — Micah Blake McCurdy (@IneffectiveMath) March 29, 2016 For those of you unaware, Micah (on Twitter as well as over at his excellent website hockeyviz.com) is one of the best folks out there at taking hockey data and putting into visually…
The Flyers look to get back in the win column, and a matchup with the fading New York Rangers could be just what the doctor ordered. After enjoying a long run of success, but no Stanley Cups, the Rangers blew it up this year and are rebuilding in the Big Apple. Gone are familiar names…
*The Flyers are back on the ice at bedtime tonight, this time in LA against Jeff Carter and the Kings. Looks like the boys had an eventful practice yesterday. [Flyers] *Before this next game, let’s look at what we learned from a much-needed win in Anaheim. [BSH] *For subscribers, Charlie’s done well to highlight why…
*The Flyers played a game and it may or may not have gone well; who can even say, we were all sleeping! But the results may have been terrrrrrifying! (They were, for the Ducks, at least.) Recap! *So Nic Aube-Kubel got his time to shine last night. What do you think, did switching out a…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. The end-of-game statistics would have you believe that this was an evenly matched game that could have went either way. And in some ways, it was — it took about four fantastic Steve Mason saves in the third…
There has been a lot of talk lately about Peter Laviolette’s system and whether or not it is to blame for, well, everything. From turnovers to Bryzgalov’s season to the playoff exit to many other things we’ve surely missed. Part of that is because GM Paul Holmgren, in answering a question about the number of…
With the playoffs clinched and the regular season coming to a close, it’s time to take a look at a few individual players’ seasons and what we can expect from them next. Up first is rookie defenseman Mark Friedman. After turning heads at both development camp and training camp with his smooth skating and competitiveness,…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Look for the newest BSH radio to come out later today where we interview Frank Seravalli of the Daily News. Yesterday was Winter Classic Media Day, which means the logos were unveiled: [icethetics] Maxime Talbot called Alex Ovechkin a douche…